GUEST COMMENTARY: Level playing field to aid brick-and-mortar stores

Indiana House Bill No. 1007 passed the House 79-18 last week and moves to the Senate for consideration. On behalf of the CCIM National Legislative Affairs subcommittee, I ask our Senate leaders to pass this bill to help protect our local businesses that have invested in our state by creating…

Presents with a past: Secondhand items make first-rate gifts

Looks like Santa's got a new bag this holiday season. With spending money tight for so many people, second hand gifts are getting a strong second look.

Finding holiday spirit in brick-and-mortar stores

The crowds, congestion and heavy bags are all unavoidable parts of the holiday experience if you do your shopping in the old-school, brick-and-mortar way. And they're part of the fun, too.

Finding holiday spirit in brick-and-mortar stores

The crowds, congestion, heavy bags and "Jingle Bells" for the umpteenth time are all unavoidable parts of the holiday experience if you do your shopping in the old-school, brick-and-mortar way.

Online sales tax could go national

SPRINGFIELD | Illinois' online sales tax law soon may go national.

A Unique Online Furniture Shopping Experience

StrataShops, based in Elkhart, Ind., operates multiple online stores featuring furniture for all tastes and budgets. Seven of the stores offer outdoor furniture - made of wicker, recycled polywood, teak, eucalyptus and other sustainable materials - and the company's newest store features mod…

Online affiliates threaten to jump ship over 'Amazon tax'

SPRINGFIELD | Online affiliate marketers such as CouponCabin and Fat Wallet are threatening to move out of Illinois if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a measure requiring major online retailers to collect the state's 6.25 percent sales tax from customers.